Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13
DGO1fcial Paper Of the City and County.

And new H. F. Beecher. son of the
late Henry Ward Beecher, IS accused of
defrauding the government.
-Minnehaha was selected as the site
for the soldiers home yesterday on the
ninty fifth ballot. Capt Chistie gave the
required vote to place it at Falls.
Jim keenan, is kicking about that ad
of his which appears on an other page
of the TRANSCRIPT. Says an ad of that
proportion ought to be able to sell more
than an average of three machines a
day. when the Marsh IS the best harvester
on the face of this green earth. How
many for goodness sake do you want
to put in a day Jim? Don't be greedy
now.
j. H. Makepeace has been appointed
city fire warden by Mayor French and
the appointment confined by the coun,
Gil. His duties are to look after the
stovepipes and chimneys about the city.
and see that they are in safe and prop
er condition. Good time to look after
the summer house stove now, as the fire.
warden is liable to make you call most
any day.
DIR. Macdonald has returned from L
Crosse. having concluded his engage
ment with DR.: Powell, and resumed gen
. eral practice here. About August first
he expects to go to Chicago for two
weeks, to enter the Office of an eminent
catarrh specialist as pupil; also to Sc
cure the necessary apparatus for the treat
ment of that offensive affection, as well
as for the sulphuretted hydrogen treat
ment of consumption, and lastly to study
the modus operandi of certain lately sug
gested operations for the relief of uterine
displacement.
The old saw murder will out" is as
true of the smaller vices, as of more
notorious crimes. and it would be well
for young men to bear in mind the fact
that proximity on the croquet ground
often furnishes to their fair companions
unmlstakable evidence of their habits ir
regard to the use of the wine or brandy
bottle, while they at the same time may ~
fondly cherishing the illusion that sucl
habits will never be known.
The special term Of court last weel
brought several outsiders into tow
Friday and Saturday. Judge Farmer
of Spring Valley. John A. Lovely, o
Albert Lea, H. r. Wells and G. w. Gray
Of Preston, telt called to visit Austin 70
the session of court Messrs Farmer an,
Allen, of Spring Valley, were in AT
tendance for the purpose of taking tn
examination for admission to the bar
They are fine young gentlemen and wi
no.doubt make their mark in the ]egs
way Of life. FL a. z
The new boiler for the canning fat
tory, was brought over last week frol
I the depot. 1t is an immense one, and II
transportation is no small job. The me-
engine represents 60 horse power, and til
old one 49, With 100 horse power at til
canning factory, things will hum tn
summer. Few of the people here appr'
ciate the work done there. It is gettin
to be one of the important industries {
Austin, putting the product Of our fell
into shape where they command II
highest market price. i furnishes wor
Isl = large number Of hands in the bus
season. The treasurer informs US tn
last year over $4,000, was paid to the Ell
ployees at the factory. Quite numb
have work at present preparing the ca
for the summers crop.